difference between frame on and frame off
Pro
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: st george utah
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
to me it means restoring every where you can do with out moveing
boby such as doing all sides of frame that you can reach and remove
things like spair tire corrier and doing under stuff like that
docmow
boby such as doing all sides of frame that you can reach and remove
things like spair tire corrier and doing under stuff like that
docmow
Racer
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Arlington Wa
The way I understand it is a "frame on" restoration means a restoring the car without removing the body. A "frame off" restoration indicates the body was removed. The terms "body off" or "body on" restorations seem to give a better description of what is actually done.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 1999
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From: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
64mp's got it right. Don't know how or when the "frame off" nomenclature started but the term "body off" is more correct.
With the body removed from the car, you strip the frame...start with a bare frame, and reassemble/restore everything. Chuck
With the body removed from the car, you strip the frame...start with a bare frame, and reassemble/restore everything. Chuck
Team Owner
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From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa
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doing a frame on resto is like freshing things up. Ie like a repaint, new interior, engine work, detailed under the hood, and a gone over the chassie. a frame off is redoing everything that the factory did
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: New York
Put it this way. A frame off resto is when everything with the frame is pulled from the car. A frame on resto is when everything is pulled from the car without the frame coming off. Therefore, a few parts cannot be refurbished.
